The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-09-16
BETSY HAMILTON
Gets Back From Texas and Is
Given a Taffy Pullin'.
A Big Time at the School House.

A Big Time at the School House.
AT HoME, "HILLABEE, TALLAD-
EGY, Co., ALA, Aug. 1SS7.-Well
me and Cousin Pink's done got |
home from Texas and seen Mr.. Tur-
nipseed, aud Cap Dewberry and
Jackson Gates and all the boys and
gals iu the settlement, aud they
was all so glad TO see us they flung a
nickl lie apiece in and gin us big
candy pulin' at the school 'Ouse at
the cross roads and axed ever body
in this settlement, and on tOther
slider the mounting and even to that
crowd on yon slider the river, aud
some of 'em stayed week; We'uns
was up tel after midnight ever
| night danciu' and playin' fishin
fur love, and as Jake Lofts says,
mos enjoyed our tool selves TO
death.
The sun had done went down be
want tue mountings, tOther slider
TalIadegy creek. We'uns had ct
our supper, and was settin' under
the trees fore the "doOr-tbe frogs
a hOllerin' at the branch aud the
katydids IL singin' in the trees.
Sone of the neighbOrs had gethined
over to our house to set till bee
time and hear me and Cousin Pink
tell about our trip to Texas.
"a body ken fly aroun'. dress up
fine, wear tight frock aud Sunday
shoes, be in er heap er company,
live high an enjoy theyselves pow
ertu!, but when it comes roll down
solid comfort and tun, I'll garnlshee
they don't tiud it no whar like it Is
at home amongst they old acqnaint-
onces aud sweethearts. Haunt that
so SO gals = says Pap as he lit bis
pine aud kteled his cheer agln a
saplin' 20 smoke.
|, Me and Cousin Pink stayed a
right sm ,rt spell at Dallas, Texas
When FOLKS is enjoyin' of thepselves
they don't take no notice OF time,
and her and me mOught er bin
thar tel yet, but the heat and mos
ou,toes called meetin' aud conniv-
ed together to send us away. It
was the fust of April when we got
. tina, and both of us, as Old Miss.
. FTeShOurs says, was 'snlf1ln
with a powerful bad cold" Cousin
P;nk's nose WAS so red she favored
old Miss Patience Potter. The last
cold "A body takes is alters the wust.
Me and her had taken Our'n in Ala
uamy tore we lett Aunt Marthy
Calinps.
ThemS the banglnest folks at her
house to leave the doors open ever
| seen; winders down, big log fires,
( and the doors stretched wide open,
+. aud you can git up forty times antI
: shet the door and the tust Que
0 comes in filings it vide open ag!u
and leaves it so; and when they
Z rit cold, inStid OF latchin' Ot tht
D door they fling on more wood ant
{ git ND cloSter to the fire.
When we fust got 10 Dallas 1t wa'
: "A cold as Julius Caesar aud the mex
!, day hot and the next day hotter
z aud the next hottest, and after tha
= folks all set arOuu' and looked al
}. linn as dish rags. The cOrnders Ol
> their mouths was all down aud they
i had enough to make 'em blue. !
I. hadn't rained enough to lay thu
= dust for months aud months anC
8 everything was as dry AS prohlOl
tion. The cisterns all gave out an6
e the hydrant water muddy. 80,
# They SAID out west of thar chlPe1
il Two OF three years old hadn't never
p saw no mud-didn't know what RAIN
J. WAS.
}, Out they had plenty frain before
}. we'pns left. Filled all the cistern'
e and craps was never better. It's ih'
i rich laud that makes Texas a great
), country. They say it can staad
4 drouth bettor'n any whar else, kss'
( The ground holds the moisture long
D, er.
+ / tell YOU Dallas has growed
}. heAp sehce me aud Cousin Pint
:, aud pap was thar two years ago
# If don't have to git on no "boOm
# 10 make it grow. They don't hav'
e 10 tell no big stories and send on
faminf advertisements aud cit ul
10 rxcursions to fetch in sPeculators
Is They dcn't lay of town lots ant
e have big sale days aud give berbt
eues TO make folks come aud buy
In spite OF all that has been sal
m agin Dallas, 1t 1pears like nothll
:. eau set il back, its CROWN stedd
3. aud constant, fine business house
ia and dwelling houses gwine up a
n the time aud the rent card SUCK o
fore the carpenters gets out.
% fine house aud lot in that city
"A a little fortun even q little pee
n of ground without any house on
10 is.
N Them that's got shade trees IS
as luck. Sba,ie Is skase. Some toll
. MIA I the umbrella and china TIRE
n aud il makes a pretty shade
"a three years.
Il The sun shines brighter thel
=. than snyWhar in the HoFlq---Ol
10 You don't bear the IftaHs eo.apla
-, of il. Git in a crowd 10 Alabau
"a and Georgia women folks II -
in want 20 bear the climate and 9
~ water Of Texas abused. They ha
il 'kase the wind aud sun taas Z